There's a new boat patrolling Lake Sammamish. The King County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol unit is now training on a new Safe Boat.
There’s a new boat patrolling Lake Sammamish. The King County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol unit is now training on a new 2023 Safe Boat manufactured in Bremerton.
The Washington State Parks Boating Program created six grants at $150,000 each. KSCO applied for and received one for this boat since they are the only marine unit patrolling Lake Sammamish. It’s low gunnels and two low access points toward the stern of the boat that are just 8” off the water. That’s a good, low height for deputies to reach over and pull someone out of the water. They also have small ladders that can go there for divers to get in or out of the water.
“The capability of this boat is really good It's an all-weather capability night day we have night lights on this thing that are just unreal That the other boat did not have so we got LEDs,” Barton explained. “So if we're doing things with our SWAT team where we need to board another boat that's underway, we have to then catch up to that boat to then deliver the SWAT guys on the boat, the target boat, so having the extra speed does matter,” said Broderson.
Most waterways have tow boats that will rescue stranded, disabled boaters, but Lake Sammamish does not so they’ve also towed people to safety.
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